Madison Common Council Explained

House Type:Part-time Mayor-Council
Houses:Unicameral
Leader1:Satya Rhodes-Conway
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader2:Yannette Figueroa Cole
Leader2 Type:President
Meeting Place:City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.Room 201
City of Madison Common Council
Seats:21 (Including the Mayor)
Term Length:2 Years
Voting System1:Plurality by District
Website:https://www.cityofmadison.com/council/
Leader3:John Duncan
Leader3 Type:Vice President

Madison Common Council is a city council of the legislative branch of the government of the City of Madison in Wisconsin. The Madison Common Council consists of 20 alderpersons[1] elected from 20 districts who serve two-year terms.[2] The Common Council considers ordinances and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic codes, taxes and housing regulations, among other issues. The Council's presiding officer is the Mayor of Madison, who chairs meetings.[3]

District Member First Term
1st John Duncan2023
2nd Juliana Bennett2021
3rd Derek Field2023
4th Mike Verveer ^ 1995
5th Regina Vidaver2021
6th Marsha Rummel ^ 2007
7th Nasra Wehelie2020
8th Muralidharan (MGR) Govindarajan2023
9th Nikki Conklin2021
10th Yannette Figueroa Cole *2021
11th Bill Tishler2022
12th 2023
13th Tag Evers2019
14th Isadore Knox Jr.2005
15th Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford2023
16th Jael Currie ^ 2021
17th Sabrina Madison2022
18th Charles Myadze2021
19th John P. Guequierre[4] 2024
20th Barbara Harrington-McKinney2015

*= Common Council President

^ = Former Common Council President

Salary

Council Members currently receive $12,692 a year in base salary, the Council Vice President receives $13,692, and the Council President receives $15,444.[5]

Notable former members

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter 62. docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. 2023-04-18.
  2. Web site: Run for Council - Council Members - Common Council - City of Madison, Wisconsin. www.cityofmadison.com. 2019-03-27.
  3. Web site: List of officers of the City of Madison (Appendix A of Madison Code of Ordinances). library.municode.com. 2023-02-21.
  4. Web site: Sustainable construction consultant named to vacant Madison City Council seat. 2024-01-24. Robinson. Lucas. Wisconsin State Journal.
  5. https://madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/bryna-godar/madison-city-council-confirms-pay-raise-for-alders/article_7d16ca82-6f8d-11e4-8c68-53ac3084820f.html